Washington vows not to forget Tanzania’s election dead
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
The United States and the United Kingdom have commemorated victims of violence following Tanzania’s October 2025 general election, one year after the events. The US ambassador promised the deaths would not be forgotten, while the British mission offered its condolences, Tuko reports.
The United States has promised not to forget those who died in the violence that followed Tanzania’s October 2025 general election. The US ambassador to Tanzania said at a ceremony held at the embassy on 29 October that these deaths and the families still awaiting answers would not be “swept under the carpet”, Tuko reports.
The British High Commission in Dar es Salaam also paid tribute to the victims and reaffirmed its support for a peaceful, prosperous and united future for Tanzanians. The statements mark the first anniversary of the post-election violence.
An inquiry commission established in November 2025 by President Samia Suluhu Hassan and chaired by former chief justice Mohamed Chande Othman recorded 518 deaths. It collected testimony in 11 regions from victims, bereaved families, medical staff and local authorities before submitting its report on 23 April. Of the victims, 490 were men and 28 were women; 373 died on arrival at hospital and 121 during treatment.
